Title:

Letter from Henry M. Hurd to William Osler [Transcript]

Creator:

Hurd, Henry M.

Contributor:

Cushing, Harvey (Transcriber)

Recipient:

Osler, William

Date:

14 August 1904

Description:

Although Hurd is upset by the news of Osler leaving Baltimore, he understands that Osler has been pushing himself too hard and needed to slow down. Hurd himself has thought of resigning. He explains that the Johns Hopkins Tuberculosis Dispensary is short on money and wonders if he should ask Mr. Phipps to make a donation. He believes that the success of the Hospital and of the Medical School has been largely Osler's achievement.. [Description courtesy of McGill University.]. About this transcript: Soon after Osler's death in 1919, Lady Osler asked their good friend Dr. Harvey Cushing to write a biography. For this project, Cushing gathered a wide variety of material, including a substantial amount of Osler correspondence and other memorabilia borrowed from Osler's family, friends, and colleagues. He employed three secretaries to transcribe these documents, and later donated the transcripts (along with his other working materials) to the Osler Library. Because many of the original documents were returned to the owners, the Cushing transcripts constitute the largest and most accessible collection of Osler's correspondence.. Harvey Cushing's "Life of Sir William Osler" was published by Oxford University Press in 1925, and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1926.

Original Repository:

Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University. Osler Library Archive Collections, P417: Harvey Cushing Fonds

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)
Transcripts

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University. Osler Library Archive Collections, P417: Harvey Cushing Fonds. 12841

Legacy ID:

GFBBJP

NLM ID:

101743406X137

Profiles Collection:

The William Osler Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743406X137

Story Section:

"Father of Modern Medicine": The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1889-1905